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Chancellor Blank’s statement on Gov. Evers’ UW System budget proposal

February 28, 2019

"Fully funding the tuition freeze and the investment in our faculty ensures we can increase access for our students in high-demand programs, helping build the talent pipeline while driving economic growth for Wisconsin," Blank says. Read More

Certificate program helps address state’s mental health care needs

February 28, 2019

The School of Nursing's Psychiatric Mental Health Care Certificate program helps health care providers throughout Wisconsin get certified to prescribe and diagnose in mental health cases. Read More

New PEOPLE program office opens

February 28, 2019

UW-Madison’s Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence held a grand opening on Wednesday at its new site at Rufus King Middle School in Milwaukee. Read More

Get Social: Dogs, sunsets and dubs

February 27, 2019

Sunsets, dogs, and photos from warmer climates -- some of the things UW students use to get through mid-semester studying and endless snow. Read More

WARF bets big on new squad of drug hunters

February 27, 2019

“We are building a preclinical drug discovery organization,” says WARF Therapeutics Director Jon Young, who has worked in drug development at Merck Research Laboratories, Regulus Therapeutics and Celgene. Read More

Radiation-resistant E. coli evolved in the lab give view into DNA repair

February 26, 2019

Scientists in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Biochemistry are blasting E. coli bacteria with ionizing radiation once a week to watch evolution happen in real time as the bacteria become radiation resistant. Read More

Baggott named University Health Services executive director

February 26, 2019

Baggott said the UHS position is “a tremendous leadership opportunity in arguably one of the best programs in the country.” Read More

Madison Reads Leopold returns to UW Arboretum March 1–3

February 26, 2019

Public figures and community readers will give voice to Aldo Leopold’s keen observations and eloquent philosophy as written in "A Sand County Almanac" and other works of the noted conservationist, a former UW–Madison faculty member. Read More

Ancient poop helps show climate change contributed to fall of Cahokia

February 25, 2019

A study provides a direct link between changes in Cahokia’s population size as measured through a unique fecal record and environmental data showing evidence of drought and flood. Read More

UW-Madison places Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity on suspension

February 22, 2019

The suspension means that the chapter is barred from holding events and activities and from operating with the rights and privileges of a Registered Student Organization. Following the suspension, the organization will remain on general probation until Dec. 11. Read More

Yeasts reach across tree of life to domesticate suite of bacterial genes

February 21, 2019

An insect’s gut might seem an inhospitable place to settle in, but diverse microbes nonetheless make their home there. Yet in the gut, there’s a… Read More

A new view of the winter blues

February 20, 2019

Does Madison’s relentless stint of cold and snowy weather have you feeling cooped up and experiencing the winter blues? Try a fresh perspective on our winter wonderland and enjoy these recent aerial views of the UW–Madison campus. Read More

A pharmacist-driven intervention to help veterans breathe easier

February 20, 2019

The service led by a UW–Madison pharmacy professor helps veterans who need it most, when they’ve recently been discharged from the hospital or emergency room with an exacerbation, he says. Read More

Get Social: Remember, there’s a warm, non-snowy season too

February 20, 2019

Take a look at these social media posts, and it will refresh your memory. For each winter scene on campus, we've reached back to a scene at the same site from last summer. To offer perspective. Read More

Peace Corps Week to feature National Teacher of the Year

February 20, 2019

UW-Madison will celebrate the 58th anniversary of the establishment of Peace Corps with a week of events, from Feb. 26 to March 2. Read More

You think clearing your sidewalk is a big job?

February 20, 2019

The UW–Madison grounds crew was busy yet again on Wednesday, Feb. 20, clearing snow on the 936-acre campus. Read More

Listening sessions scheduled for new provost search

February 20, 2019

The 17-member search and screen committee is interested in knowing what qualities people would like them to look for as recruitment and evaluation of candidates begins. Read More

UniverCity Year program to partner with Pepin County

February 20, 2019

Launched in 2016 with the Wisconsin Idea in mind, this program facilitates engagement between the UW–Madison learning community and localities across Wisconsin, bridging research and community knowledge to address some of the greatest challenges facing Wisconsin’s local governments.   Read More

Two UW–Madison researchers awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships

February 19, 2019

Sloan Research Fellowships are given to promising young researchers in the early stages of their careers. UW–Madison’s 2019 Sloan Fellows are mathematics professors Mihaela Ifrim and Botong Wang. Read More

School of Education dean elected to National Academy of Education

February 19, 2019

Much of Hess’ research centers on examining how teachers engage their students in discussions of highly controversial political and constitutional issues. Read More